The Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty | Thessaloniki | April 7

The Polish National Ballet is bringing its production of "Sleeping Beauty," with music by by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa's mesmerizing choreography, to the Thessaloniki Concert Hall (tch.gr) on April 7. This timeless masterpiece is directed by Nina Abramanko, a former Bolshoi dancer, and features the company's principal dancer Chinara Alizade, among others.

Sleeping Beauty | December 25-27

Unable to open its doors this year due to the Covid restrictions, the annual Christmas Theater program of holiday events has gone online with a shorter program of live-streamed shows. For the Christmas holiday it will be streaming Tchaikovsky's family favorite "Sleeping Beauty" with the 1966 choreography by Rudolf Nureyev for Milan's La Scala.

Sleeping Beauty | Thessaloniki | December 19-23

The St Petersburg Festival Ballet will be on stage at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall with Tchaikovsky's all-time classic "Sleeping Beauty," in a production inspired by the company's founder, Marius Petipa, and adapted to the 21st century. Elena Kotsyubira performs the role of Aurora. Shows take place at 8.30 p.m., with extra 4.30 p.m. performances on December 21 and 22.

'Sleeping Beauty' returns to Istanbul after 20 years

The Istanbul State Opera and Ballet (IDOB) is bringing one of the world's most famous ballets, "Sleeping Beauty," to the stage at the Kadıköy Süreyya Opera for the first time in 20 years.

According to a statement made by IDOB, "Sleeping Beauty" provides a premier example of collaboration between choreographers and composers.